Fighter Profile›Lightweight

“Blessed”

Max Holloway

27-932 UFC

Pressure Fighter

Form

Declining

17× Title

18× 5R

Output Builds Late

Moderate Wear

5'11"ht·69"reach·Orthodoxstance·34age

Last fightLCharles Oliveira·U-DEC·R5·2mo ago

Fighter Context

23–9UFC·

11KO

2Sub

10Dec

16.6min/fight

533UFC min

vs. Winning-Record Opps

19–9(28 fights)

58%finish rate

+2.2str diff/min

vs. Veteran Opps

10–4(14 fights)

40%finish rate

+1.8str diff/min

vs. Elite Opps

2–2(4 fights)

0%finish rate

+1.0str diff/min

CQ Key Stats

Striking Differential

+2.30

Dominant

96%ile

Significant strikes landed per minute minus strikes absorbed per minute. Positive values indicate a net striking advantage.

Adj. TD Threat

0.039

Average

25%ile

CageQuant derived signal for measuring takedown offense adjusted for average division opponents.

Durability

100

Ironclad

98%ile

CageQuant derived signal that measures how well a fighter holds up to damage. Based on stoppage history and knockdowns absorbed over their career.

Round Win Rate

71%

Dominant

88%ile

CageQuant derived signal. Completed rounds won, scored by CageQuant's proprietary formula rather than official judging.

Striking

Holloway

Blitzer

Lightweight avg

Sig. Strikes / Min6.91

Str. Accuracy48%

3,681UFC landed/7,647attempted

Sig. Absorbed / min

+0.4 vs avg4.61

Str. Defense58%

KD Rate / fight0.38

12UFC knockdowns

KD Absorbed / fight0.06

CQ KO Power

Below Avg23%ile0.33

Strike Distribution

By Target

Head

65%

Body

24%

Leg

11%

By Position

Distance88%

Clinch7%

Ground5%

Sig. Strikes by Round

	Round 132 rounds	Round 229 rounds	Round 327 rounds	Round 412 rounds	Round 511 rounds
Avg. Landed	25	32	35	50	38
Avg. Absorbed	21	21	21	28	28
Avg. Net	+4	+12	+14	+22	+10

Grappling

Holloway·55s ctrlAverage Control

Lightweight avg

Offense

TD Landed / 15 Min0.23

TD Attempts / 15 MinUFC ONLY0.42

TD Accuracy53%

8UFC landed/15attempted

Sub Attempts / 15 Min0.30

2UFC wins/10attempted

Defense

Elite TD Def

TD Defense81%

136UFC defended/167opp. attempts

Sub Defense

Rarely Tapped

Finishing

Finish Rate

56%

Average

div avg 52%

How They Lose

9UFC losses

Win Breakdown

KO / TKO11 / 23

Submission2 / 23

Decision10 / 23

KD → Finish

7/10Strong

Loss Breakdown

KO / TKO1 / 9

Submission1 / 9

Decision7 / 9

Loss Pattern

Outscored

7 of 9 losses by decision

Primarily a KO/TKO finisher. 11 of 13 stoppages by KO/TKO

Finish Round Distribution

KO/TKO W

KO/TKO L

SUB W

SUB L

Cards & Decisions

Recovery Rate

42%

5 of 12 rounds won following a lost round

Decision Margin

2.7pts

W10 dec

2.7pts

L6 dec

field avg 1.95 pts

Decision Types

14UD

3SD

0MD

18%split rate

Career Trajectory

Win

Loss

D/NC

Elite opp (15+ wins)

Veteran opp (8+ wins)

Div. change

sig. strikes trending up. Averaging 98 more in second half of career

32 UFC fights · hover for details · colored line = 3-fight rolling avg

Pace & Cardio

Output Builds Late

Output

Absorbed

Diff

R1n=32

R2n=29

R3n=27

Outputsig strikes / min

5.2

6.6

7.7

Absorbedsig strikes / min

4.3

4.5

Diff

+0.9

+2.4

+3.2

Per-round averages across career · partial final rounds included at actual elapsed time · rounds below 5 min. career total suppressed · dashed lines = division avg · switch to 5R for championship rounds

Last 8 Fights — Trend

KD Abs

▼Absorbed-22%L3

Last 8 UFC fights · Absorbed & Strike Diff = index vs career avg (1.0 = avg, 0 = breakeven) · Orange dots = KDs absorbed

Elite oppVeteran opp

Holloway — 32 UFC Fights

Result

Method

32 fights

Charles OliveiraElite

TITLE

U-DEC R5Mar '26

-24

·26 SS (58%)·50 abs·5 td taken·96s ctrl

Dustin PoirierElite

TITLE

U-DEC R5Jul '25

+89

·198 SS (53%)·109 abs·92s ctrl·1 kd landed·1 kd taken

Ilia Topuria

TITLE

KO/TKO R3 · 1:34Oct '24

·79 SS (39%)·75 abs·2 td taken·1 kd taken

Justin GaethjeVeteran

KO/TKO R5 · 4:59Apr '24

+78

·181 SS (59%)·103 abs·1 kd landed

Chan Sung Jung

TITLE

KO/TKO R3 · 0:23Aug '23

+41

·75 SS (59%)·34 abs·57s ctrl·2 kd landed·1 sub att

Arnold AllenVeteran

TITLE

U-DEC R5Apr '23

+71

·147 SS (56%)·76 abs

Alexander VolkanovskiVeteran

TITLE

U-DEC R5Jul '22

-72

·127 SS (42%)·199 abs·0/3 td·16s ctrl

Yair RodriguezVeteran

TITLE

U-DEC R5Nov '21

+71

·230 SS (57%)·159 abs·3/5 td·1 td taken·409s ctrl·1 sub att

Calvin Kattar

TITLE

U-DEC R5Jan '21

+312

·445 SS (60%)·133 abs·0/1 td·27s ctrl

Alexander VolkanovskiVeteran

TITLE

S-DEC R5Jul '20

-35

·102 SS (38%)·137 abs·3 td taken

All Fighters

Lightweight

“Blessed”

Max Holloway

27-932 UFC

Form

5'11"ht·69"reach·Orthodoxstance·34age

Last fightLCharles Oliveira·U-DEC·2mo ago

Fighter Context

23–9UFC·

11KO

2Sub

10Dec

16.6min/fight

533UFC min

vs. Winning Record19–9

vs. Veterans (8+ W)10–4

vs. Elite (15+ W)2–2

CQ Key Stats

Str. Differential

+2.30

96%ile

Significant strikes landed per minute minus strikes absorbed per minute. Positive values indicate a net striking advantage.

Adj. TD Threat

0.039

25%ile

CageQuant derived signal for measuring takedown offense adjusted for average division opponents.

Durability

100

98%ile

CageQuant derived signal that measures how well a fighter holds up to damage. Based on stoppage history and knockdowns absorbed over their career.

Round Win Rate

71%

88%ile

CageQuant derived signal. Completed rounds won, scored by CageQuant's proprietary formula rather than official judging.

Striking

Holloway

Lightweight avg

Blitzer

Sig. Strikes / Min6.91

Str. Accuracy48%

3,681UFC landed/7,647attempted

Sig. Absorbed / Min

+0.4 vs avg4.61

Str. Defense58%

KD Rate / Fight0.38

12UFC knockdowns

KD Absorbed / Fight0.06

CQ KO Power

Below Avg23%ile0.33

Strike Distribution

By Target

Head

65%

Body

24%

Leg

11%

By Position

Dist88%

Clinch7%

Ground5%

Sig. Strikes by Round(career avg per round)

	R1 n=32	R2 n=29	R3 n=27	R4 n=12	R5 n=11
Landed	25	32	35	50	38
Absorbed	21	21	21	28	28
Net	+4	+12	+14	+22	+10

Grappling

Holloway

Lightweight avg

55s ctrlAverage Control

Offense

TD Landed / 15 Min0.23

TD Attempts / 15 MinUFC ONLY0.42

TD Accuracy53%

8UFC landed/15attempted

Sub Attempts / 15 Min0.30

2UFC wins/10attempted

Defense

Elite TD Def

TD Defense81%

136UFC defended/167opp. attempts

Sub Defense1 loss / 8 attempts

Finishing

Finish Rate

56%

Average

Win Methods

11KO/TKO

2Sub

10Dec

Loss Methods

1KO/TKO

1Sub

7Dec

Finish Round Distribution

KO (W)

KO (L)

Sub (W)

Sub (L)

Cards & Decisions

Recovery RateRounds won after a lost round.

42%5 of 12 rounds

Decision MarginAvg pts/round on judges' scorecards.

2.7pts

W10 dec

2.7pts

L6 dec

field avg 1.95 pts

Decision Types

14UD

3SD

0MD

18%split rate

Career Trajectory chart available on desktop.

Pace & Cardio

Output Builds Late

Output

Absorbed

Diff

R1n=32

R2n=29

R3n=27

Outputsig strikes / min

5.2

6.6

7.7

Absorbedsig strikes / min

4.3

4.5

Diff

+0.9

+2.4

+3.2

Per-round career averages · partial rounds time-adjusted · dashed = division avg · switch to 5R for championship rounds

Holloway — UFC Fight Log

Charles OliveiraEliteTITLE

U-DEC·R5·Mar '26

26 SS (58%)·50 abs·5 td taken·96s ctrl

Dustin PoirierEliteTITLE

U-DEC·R5·Jul '25

198 SS (53%)·109 abs·92s ctrl·1 kd·1 kd taken

Ilia TopuriaTITLE

KO/TKO·R3·Oct '24

79 SS (39%)·75 abs·2 td taken·1 kd taken

Justin GaethjeVeteran

KO/TKO·R5·Apr '24

181 SS (59%)·103 abs·1 kd

Chan Sung JungTITLE

KO/TKO·R3·Aug '23

75 SS (59%)·34 abs·57s ctrl·2 kd·1 sub

Arnold AllenVeteranTITLE

U-DEC·R5·Apr '23

147 SS (56%)·76 abs

Alexander VolkanovskiVeteranTITLE

U-DEC·R5·Jul '22

127 SS (42%)·199 abs·0/3 td·16s ctrl

Yair RodriguezVeteranTITLE

U-DEC·R5·Nov '21

230 SS (57%)·159 abs·3/5 td·1 td taken·409s ctrl·1 sub

Round 132 rounds

Round 229 rounds

Round 327 rounds

Round 412 rounds

Round 511 rounds

Avg. Landed

Avg. Absorbed

Avg. Net

+12

+14

+22

+10

n=32

n=29

n=27

n=12

n=11

Landed

Absorbed

Net

+12

+14

+22

+10